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Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements
2009/2219(INI)·7th term·AFET / DEVE / EMPL / ENVI / INTA·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Environmental policy · Social policy, social charter and protocol · Human rights situation in the world · Agreements and relations in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) · Bilateral economic and trade agreements and relations · Relations with/in the context of international organisations: UN, OSCE, OECD, Council of Europe, EBRD
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): SAÏFI Tokia (PPE)
Summary
This own-initiative report concerns human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements. The amendments call for human rights impact assessments and binding human-rights, social and environmental clauses with suspension mechanisms, action through the WTO and GSP+ system, a ban on importing goods produced by slave, forced or child labour, review of EU export controls on technology and arms to repressive regimes, and the right to development.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled26 Feb 2010 – 7 Oct 2010
- Procedure completed
176
Amendments
distinct, in window
39
Members
tabled at least one
5
Committee(s)
26 Feb 2010 – 7 Oct 2010
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
39 Members · by amendment count1🇫🇷
Kader ARIF
Socialists & Democrats · France
25(17 solo)
2🇫🇷Marie-Christine VERGIAT
The Left (GUE/NGL) · France
15(15 solo)
3🇩🇪Helmut SCHOLZ
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Germany
13(13 solo)
4🇬🇧Keith TAYLOR
Greens / EFA · United Kingdom
11(10 solo)
5🇮🇪Joe HIGGINS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Ireland
10(10 solo)
6🇳🇱Judith SARGENTINI
Greens / EFA · Netherlands
9(9 solo)
7🇬🇧Richard HOWITT
Socialists & Democrats · United Kingdom
9(9 solo)
8🇧🇬Antonyia PARVANOVA
ALDE · Bulgaria
9(9 solo)
9🇩🇪Martin KASTLER
European People's Party (EPP) · Germany
8(8 solo)
10🇸🇰Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK
European People's Party (EPP) · Slovakia
7(7 solo)
11🇦🇹Jörg LEICHTFRIED
Socialists & Democrats · Austria
7
12🇫🇷Tokia SAÏFI
European People's Party (EPP) · France
6(6 solo)
13🇮🇹Vittorio PRODI
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
6(6 solo)
14🇧🇬Metin KAZAK
ALDE · Bulgaria
5(5 solo)
15🇧🇪Bart STAES
Greens / EFA · Belgium
5(5 solo)
16🇩🇪Gabriele ZIMMER
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Germany
4(4 solo)
17🇸🇪Christofer FJELLNER
European People's Party (EPP) · Sweden
4(4 solo)
18🇦🇹Evelyn REGNER
Socialists & Democrats · Austria
4(4 solo)
19🇳🇱Marietje SCHAAKE
ALDE · Netherlands
3(3 solo)
20🇪🇸Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ
European People's Party (EPP) · Spain
3
21🇪🇸Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN
European People's Party (EPP) · Spain
3
22🇮🇪Marian HARKIN
ALDE · Ireland
3(3 solo)
23🇬🇧David MARTIN
Socialists & Democrats · United Kingdom
2(1 solo)
24🇫🇷Yannick JADOT
Greens / EFA · France
2
25🇷🇴Daciana Octavia SÂRBU
Socialists & Democrats · Romania
2(2 solo)
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